A new baby is a sweet, huge change for a family! We are preparing to introduce a little boy to the world, and I want my other kids to feel special and included on the day their brother arrives. So I am in the process of making Big Sister gifts! This time, our Big Sister […]
Running low on your Christmas budget this year? Want to give something a little more personal for the family gift exchange? Well, look no further! Every year for our family gift exchange, we have a wide variety of gifts, some store bought and some homemade. I always love the homemade gifts because it means you thought […]
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Well, Father’s Day is just around the corner and just like every year I am sitting here trying to decide what to get my amazing dad for Father’s Day. Men are so hard to buy for-especially men you care about! Since I was searching for gifts anyway, I decided to round up my top picks […]
Here I am again, waiting until the very last minute to shop! Thank goodness for Amazon, or all of my loved ones would think that I don’t love them! Just as a PSA, Mother’s Day is on Sunday everybody! And of course, as with every major holiday, it’s time to think of a new gift […]
It’s that time of year again! Valentine’s Day. The day where you are supposed to shower your significant other with gifts and treats to show them that you love them. Men are notoriously hard to buy gifts for. I spend hours every year researching presents and trying to decide what to get my boyfriend. It’s […]
I love Valentine’s Day! I love how cheesy and lovey-dovey it is. Even when I was single, my mom always made it fun and special. Which is probably why I love it so much. Today, I’m doing a post on what I do for my kids, since they are some of my favorite Valentines. Make […]
And now we arrive at my absolute favorite tradition. A phrase I hear often this time of year is “New Year, New You!” I love setting goals and making charts. However, my New Year’s resolutions are often forgotten about….oh the end of January. It’s hard to stick with it. Especially when it involves exercise and […]
We’re winding down to the last few tradition posts this year! It’s Christmas Eve, the cookies are baking, and I’m taking a few minutes to share one of my family’s essential Christmas traditions: Christmas service. Every year we do Christmas service either in the morning or the afternoon. How is this different than the other […]
Now that finals are over, Christmas is upon us! The snow is falling and families are starting to come together. One of my family’s favorite things to do together is sing. We all love music so much, and what better music to sing than the songs of Christmas. They all talk about our Savior, his […]
You may have read in one of our other posts that a Crouch family tradition growing up was to read Christmas stories throughout December together. We would gather together in our living room and select various short stories to read out loud. One of my favorite stories from the collections we chose from was called […]
The month of December has so many fun and wonderful things to do! I also love that there are many opportunities to participate in meaningful traditions. A few years ago, I heard about the tradition of “give before you receive”. That is, donate some gently used items before Christmas Day. I thought it would be […]
Let me start by saying how grateful I am for my family. I have never been alone for Christmas, and I doubt I ever will be. My parents have spent quite a bit of money to bring me home for Christmas, and I am so happy they did. I did not want to be alone. […]
It’s not just cliche–Christmas really is the season of giving. Like many other families we look for ways to serve even more during this time of year because, as the kindly gentlemen collecting donations in A Christmas Carol stated: We choose this time, because it is a time, of all others, when Want is keenly felt, […]
Looking for a fun Elf on the Shelf alternative or a simple tradition that helps your family focus on kindness? Tara and Maegan both use Kindness Elves in their homes in December. Check out their individual takes on this sweet tradition! Jingles the Elf (Tara’s Family) I wanted to do something different than the Elf […]
